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Lot 238 · 19th Century European Art & Orientalist Art

Roses and Baby's Breath on a Cloth-draped Ledge

Frans Mortelmans · oil on canvas

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Estimate
$10,000–$15,000 hammer
Result
Performance
Sale
Christie's — 19th Century European Art & Orientalist Art, New York · 12 April 2007
Dimensions
25¾ x 36¼ in. (66.3 x 92.1 cm.)
Record ID
TB-2026-5576856
Record
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Frans Mortelmans, Roses and Baby's Breath on a Cloth-draped Ledge. Christie's, 12 Apr 2007, lot 238. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5576856.

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